New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-12
WAR VETERANS IN THE U. s. A.
CLASS or OLD HEROES WHO HAVE BEEN OVER
LOOKED But WHOSE SERVICES ENuTLE
THEM TO TIE HIGHEST HONOR AND
COS sIDERATiON.

Fort Mohavc. Arzona-This Is the hottest place In
the country where unhed states troops are Stationed
Temperature, continually, In July, lOJ' to H..
In the regular army there serving al present n
class OF veterans without hospital rrcord who. durh
their years OF early manhood and IN thcif prime of
life, rendered faithful service TO me mgl S,ne''
They only during the war Of The lrelion.
but they have borne helping hand and participated
In tho various ana ni""ly ,ahlalEi., AtalI>t nu,
Indians AZ the close Of the war, tho gracr portion
struggle for existence became 10 OF them severe
(the natural consequence OF costly and prolonged
compete with the men who hal STAYED M home AMI
completed their training In the civil arts and after
more less futile attempt 10 securing livelihood.
thew driftcd back Into the T. & Army, of which they
became thereafter the bone md sincw.
civilization was then with rapid strides, moving
ard, ma 1ng the little regular advance
guard. Cruel and bloody battles wcrc fought, and
uncvillzcd rcd IN the interests Of progress and
civilization, the fertile lands and spreading prairics
which constitute the great territories Of the far west
what. NAV / ask, Is the reward these hardy veterans
without hospital recorisl receive nom country they
years OF service will be placed the retired lit
and receive pension of three fnurths Of the monthly
pay. q, how magnanimous. AMER thirty years OF
service few OF will need pension Of any kind.
Tho Army present has little use and nile com
icll on us. We longer able 10 compete with
tho Young soldier: and It IL more than natural that
men do Go out ami We do hope that law will
passed, retiring the war veterans Of the rcgliai
have honestly carncd.-Chas. A.. Rubin from lsGl
1e6L scrgt 60. a, 18th Mo- Cav Volsl
TOO EARLY FOR SERVICE PENSIONS
Colonel Jane. Ashvorth Post 33i Philadelphia enn.
committee (2j II IL too early Tor a service pension
Veterans, who old and inirm and are not comprc
tho blli above referred TO- 90 1echIdcaItcs should
not stand in the way Of r righteous claim Applicants
Formulated probably the convenience Of tho ONCE
and without regard to Their effect npon certain case.
the q. A. II bill referred 10 above 90 Personally
know OF no veterans IN the Aimshouse but do Know
that tho g. Il. Pension bill would help number Of
widows and orphan children OF soldiers, who are az
present In the caro- OF our Post-Wllian Grow, Com
mander.
MARSHAL MCMAHON DEFENDS THE VETOES.
George Washington Post, 1913. New-York City.-tD
We against the Dependent Pension bill. t2)
speak only for myself but am in favor OF pension
ing every who needs pension. think H. n
very unpatrotIc thing for any solder, VINO received
and Is now IN comfortable circumstances and able
bodied, to ask any further bounty from the oovcrn.
pensions or have earned them by wounds disability,
to have abc-bOdied and unwounded men, not IN ncen,
demand them. II the Government can afford to pay
out unlimited sums for pensions, let IL double no
pensions already gwen the deserving or their widows
ana orphans. 90 As far as l can recall them, the
reasons given for vctOcs unanswerabe.
They were mostly cases without merit, sayoring IN
some instances OF fraud, and had been pushed through
without examination. ca My Post never asked for
any Ieesaton but my views the subject shared
by many i" Amy prae ahn receive o
A. II. 90 Nonc-Maltin T Mcmahon a Commander.
FROM OTHER NEW-lORK POSTS.
steInwehr Post, 1872, New-York Clty.-tD at the
last meeting OF our Post which was wei attended.
for notices had been sent out informing me mombrs
that tho subject Of pensions would be disclosed. n
vote taken the Dependent Pension bill which
resulted In a unanimous verdict against H. " NO ac-
ton get, but feel sure that the Post Is 70 favor
Of graded service pension t3l Ths point has not
| boon discussed IL would be hard to say how tho
Post stands. The f. compo-ed ~ SOLID and indie
Eondent class Of Germans and evoy nan has an Spa
over measure IL finally adopted, tho pension grantee
shouts be In accordance with tho length OF service
| ia Wa hata aIes in pDDf
a post fund and take care Of any needy members
wo may have.-Ferdlnand Levy COMMANDER.
Adam Post $50, New-YoriS Cfty.-til We took
action upon tho pension QUESTION at our iass
! tho Dependent Tor Pauperl Pension bill We arc
against 1t only because II IL degrading to veteran
soldier, but because IL makes discrimination as to
length OF service A thlrty-day recruit would receive
under It as much a. SOLDIER Of tho whole war. t2l
Wo voted 1s9 TO q for the Lowering sS bill but the
%Sd srSes sc%uy ass d sv io %
larger monthly pension than to n three months man
unless his discharge for wounds In action or ao
not taken action. The Post IL divided In sentiment
as TO private pensions ~ Larger pensions should be
granted TO those who disabled either ny wounds OF
loss of health. (5 We have no conrade In the poor
house. No conrade OF our post VIII ever be sent "a
such place. while able to prevent it-Jamc'
p. Murray, last Commander
General James Shields Post, 90, New-fork City
Our Post Is unanimously against the Dependent Pen
,.on bill. We favored the Lowering bill by vote o.
$50 TO o. The sentiment Of the Post Is strongly Ia
favor Of graded bill according TO length OF service.
| (3 No action has been taken, but tho contemptuou
tone of tho vetcos toward tho Union veterans II
greatly, deprecated, az We ask nothing beyond ,
Post-Edward J. stapleton, Commander.
General James McQuade Post, 557 New-YonI City
! III We are unanimously opposed TO the Dependent
bin but think that tho monthly pensions should b
graded 80 that the longer tine solder sercd In tn